Race, Law, and American Society: 1607-PresentThis second edition of Gloria Browne-Marshall’s seminal work , tracing the history of racial discrimination in American law from colonial times to the present, is now available with major revisions. Throughout, she advocates for freedom and equality at the center, moving from their struggle for physical freedom in the slavery era to more recent battles for equal rights and economic equality. From the colonial period to the present, this book examines education, property ownership, voting rights, criminal justice, and the military as well as internationalism and civil liberties by analyzing the key court cases that established America’s racial system and demonstrating the impact of these court cases on American society. This edition also includes more on Asians, Native Americans, and Latinos. Race, Law, and American Society is highly accessible and thorough in its depiction of the role race has played, with the sanction of the U.S. Supreme Court, in shaping virtually every major American social institution. |
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... United Nations prohibits all forms of slavery. Korean War begins. We Charge Genocide petition is presented to the United Nations protesting the lynching and murder ofBlacks. Harry and Harriette Moore, voting rights activists, are killed ...
... United Nations adopts Declara- tion on the Rights ofIndigenous Peoples. 2008 Barack H. Obama (b. 1961), African-American, elected President ofthe United States ofAmerica. 2008 Crawford v. Marion Cty. Election Bd. Court upholds Indiana ...
... United Nations to protest the lynching and murder of Black Americans with impunity. The American civil rights struggle influenced world events. Interna- tional treaties on minority rights and the elimination of race discrim- ination are ...
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Contents
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Chapter 2 Race and the Struggle for Education in American Schools | 19 |
Chapter 3 Race Crime and Injustice | 51 |
Chapter 4 Civil Liberties and Racial Justice | 117 |
Chapter 5 Voting Rights and Restrictions | 177 |
Chapter 6 Property Rights and Ownership | 207 |
Chapter 7 Race and the Military | 251 |
Chapter 8 Race and Internationalism | 279 |
Selected Decisions oF the US Supreme Court | 315 |
Race Riots and Uprisings in the United States | 329 |
Persons Lynched by Race 18821920 | 331 |
US Military Conflicts | 333 |
Cases | 335 |
Notes | 341 |
Bibliography | 419 |
Index | 431 |